Smoke signals have occurred at mid-morning, noon, mid-afternoon and evening. The longest conclave took three years.

Black smoke indicates a non-conclusive answer ... Before voting, the cardinals discuss the needs and challenges facing the Catholic Church. They then gather in St. Peter's Basilica to invoke ...

Up to two more ballots are scheduled for overnight, with possible smoke signals expected some time after 3.30am New Zealand time.

Kanayo has called out the Catholic Church for what he describes as an offensive and outdated symbolism tied to the use of “black smoke” during the election process for a new pope. Following ...

Black smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney ... pope has been elected is somewhat a recent tradition for the Catholic Church. Cardinal electors in the conclave, which originates from ...

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Black smoke indicates a non-conclusive answer ... Before voting, the cardinals discuss the needs and challenges facing the Catholic Church. They then gather in St. Peter's Basilica to invoke the ...

When the chimney atop the Sistine Chapel spouts white smoke, it means that the Catholic Church officially has a new pope. White smoke tends to be a sign that a fire is creating gas or water vapor. It ...

Tradition holds that black smoke indicates the cardinals have not yet agreed on a new leader, while white smoke signals that ...

More than 130 cardinals from all over the world are gathering today for the papal conclave, through which a new head of the Catholic Church is elected.